Burberry stutters, but fashion brand is on trend

Heritage trench coats-to-cashmere scarves seller is a quality long-term growth play

Models at the Burberry Prorsum show
(Image credit: Ian Gavan/Getty)

by James Crux, Shares magazine

Shares in British fashion house Burberry have been weak in recent months, a reflection of market concerns about uncertainties facing the luxury sector. Purveyors of high-end fashion items and fragrances are finding it harder to generate the superior growth rates to which investors have grown accustomed, amid a perfect storm in international luxury.

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